Hino’s workplace culture resulted in 20 years of carbon emissions lies


This week an inquiry into the lies of truck and bus maker Hino Motors revealed why the brand doctored emissionsdata on gas-guzzling engines over the last 20 years. Their excuse: company culture.   Hino Motors, a Toyota Motor Corp affiliate, was found in March

Judges could be manipulated by Wikipedia articles, MIT study warns


Litigants could game Wikipedia to influence legal decisions, according to new research. A study led by Neil Thompson from MIT’s Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL) discovered that judges were more likely to cite legal cases that have a Wikipedia arti

We need to talk about space junk


This week farmers found big chunks of metal from a SpaceX Crew-1 Trunk in a remote paddock in rural Australia. While it’s not an everyday occurrence, rocket body reentries (parts of space debris returning to Earth) are a trend that’s likely to increase. The bo

This coalition believes every ADAS feature needs a universally understood name


AAA research shows that consumers may encounter as many as 20 names for a singleadvanced driver assistance system (ADAS) feature.  For example, take blind spot warning. This functionality detects vehicles in the blind spot while driving and notifies the driver

Wonder created an entirely new business model for meal delivery — but it comes at a price


You might think new ideas in food startups are done to death. From ghost kitchens to 10- minute grocery deliveries, many people buy and cook our food, so we don’t have to.  Now, a US company called Wonder has created an entirely new business model: chefs-on-wh

Large language models can’t plan, even if they write fancy essays


This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research. Large language models like GPT-3 have advanced to the point that it has become difficult to measure the limits of their capabilities. When you have a very large neural network that can generate

Don’t fall for the hype — 6 ways to evaluate a crypto project


This article was originally published on .cult by Michiel Mulders. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around

Here are the average salaries for data scientists across Europe in 2022


This article was originally published on .cult by Louis Minvielle. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories from around

Why wind turbines are not as green as you think


The wind is great for producing electricity without generating greenhouse gas emissions. But there’s a dirty secret — what happens to turbines at the end of their life?  This week, a study by the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute reve

Meta turns to Reels and the metaverse to recover from its first ever revenue loss


For the first time ever since going public in 2007, Meta (aka Facebook) reported a decline in quarterly revenue year over year. The company’s revenue was $28.82 billion — a 1% decrease from $29.07 billion in the second quarter of 2021. What’s worse, it forecasts that


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